We are used to seeing them with the latest Chanel, YSL and Gucci handbags hanging off their arms - but the Real Housewives of Cheshire were asked to test out cheaper high street versions in an intriguing experiment on ITV.

WAGs Leanne Brown and Tanya Bardsley alongside Rachel Lugo and Ester Dee were invited on to ITV’s consumer show How To Spend it Well at Christmas with Philip Schofield to see if they preferred any high street alternatives to super-expensive designer bags.

The ladies were shown Gucci’s in-demand Marmont mini clutch which retails at an eye-watering £715, before they were presented with five similar alternatives from high street retailers on the Tuesday night show.

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They weren't told the prices or retailers - simply asked to rate them from “worst to first”.

And while a Kurt Geiger bag for £99 and a Dune bag at £60 didn’t impress the ladies at all (Ester even said the Dune bag “has a rubbery feel, it’s almost like a condom on your hands”) - one of the cheapest options certainly did.

Ester Dee was not impressed with the "rubbery feel" of the Dune bag (Image: ITV)

Indeed, the bag they rated first in the test was just £20 from Miss Selfridge!

When the prices were revealed to the glam ladies, they looked visibly shocked.

And Tanya, who had earlier admited she nearly got divorced after screaming about a designer handbag to her footballer hubby Phil Bardsley, said she actually PREFERRED the £20 Miss Selfridge bag to the Gucci.